What is our purpose in life our “Ikigai”?
Ikigai is a Japanese concept regarded as the secret to a long and happy life: a meaningful life. Ikigai is a lifestyle that combines your talents with your passions to create a source of value in your life. It balances the mind and the spirit resulting in satisfaction and meaning for someone’s whole existence.
What you love
This question is about figuring out what you find fun, interesting and motivating
- What would you do if you didn’t have to worry about making money?
- How would you spend your time on a long vacation or a free weekend?
- What’s exciting to you and gets your juices flowing when you do it?
- What could you enthusiastically talk about for hours on end?
What the world needs
This question is meant to figure out what you can give to the world, your culture or your family.
- What problems in your society would you like to help solve immediately?
- What issues in your community/ the whole world touch you emotionally?
- Are people willing to part with their resources to buy what you’re selling?
- Will your work still be relevant a decade (or even a century) from now?
What you are good at
This question is meant to figure out your natural gifts: your talents and skills.
- What parts of your current job are you effortless good at?
- What are you among the best in your workplace/community (or even the whole world) at?
- With some more education and experience, could you be among the best at what you do?
What you can be paid for
This question is about the things that can put bread on your table, whether you enjoy them or not.
- Lately, have you been paid for what you do? Have you ever been paid for what you do? If not, are other people being paid for this work?
- Are you already making a good living doing what it is that you’re doing? Can you eventually make a good living doing this work?
reference – https://inside.6q.io/guide-to-ikigai/
Below is my “PURPOSE CHART“